Stuff Smith - Cat on a Hot Fiddle

Title: Cat on a Hot Fiddle Artist: Stuff Smith Release Date: 1960 Re-Released On: 3/23/2004 Label: Verve UPCs: 602498614877, 0602498614877 Genre: Jazz Moods: Bright, Amiable/Good-Natured, Confident, Energetic, Freewheeling, Party/Celebratory, Passionate, Romantic, Warm, Happy, Humorous, Hungry, Organic, Playful, Rambunctious, Reflective, Swaggering, Joyous, Relaxed, Rollicking, Sensual, Silly, Sophisticated, Stylish Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Undecided
2. The Man I Love
3. Oh, Lady Be Good
4. Nice Work if You Can Get It
5. Take the "A" Train
6. Blue Violin
7. They Can't Take That Away from Me
8. Somebody Loves Me
9. 'S Wonderful
10. Nice and Warm
11. Strike Up the Band

Year Type Label Catalog # 2004 CD Verve 000178902

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Recorded on two dates in 1959, this full-length by Stuff Smith features a pair of rhythm sections. One contains the great Red Mitchell on bass, the other the magnificent Shirley Horn on piano. In 1959, Smith had been on the scene for over two decades. And while he was well-known by the public at large for his novelty persona and his singing -- as evidenced by his 1936 smash hit "I'se A-Muggin'," this long-player aptly displays his stunning virtuosity as a jazz violinist, from standard jazz repertoire such as Duke Ellington's "Take the 'A' Train" and "They Can't Take That Away from Me" to "Strike Up the Band." His bowing is dizzying and the band pushed hard to keep up with him. On "Nice Work if You Can Get It," the tempo middles along but Smith swings hard in his tasty way. And Smith's vocal skills are showcased on the classics "Oh, Lady Be Good" and "Somebody Loves Me," offering a well-rounded portrait of a man who many thought was past his prime. Not so. This date smokes and is a welcome addition to the jazz violin canon. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Name Credits Harry Saunders Drums Norman Granz Producer Paul "Scooby" Smith Piano Red Mitchell Bass Shirley Horn Piano Sid Bulkin Drums Stuff Smith Vocals, Violin